••• Aleena’s POV •••Where am I? I wasn't in the dungeon anymore, that was for sure. Instead, I was still sitting down but was surrounded by lavender. I stood up and looked around. There was nothing and no one in the lavender field, only lavender plants as far as the eyes could see. A light mist covered the air, and the lavender was covered in what seemed like morning dews. Despite being alone and not knowing where I was, I felt a sense of calmness.Am I in one of Rose’s memories? But why is there no one here? What is she trying to show me?Not knowing where to go or what to do, I took a step forward and another. I kept moving forward and felt the gentle breeze blowing through the field and the rustling sound of the lavender against my body as I parted them away with each step. The smell of lavender filling my nostril calmed me down, and I realized I wasn't in a memory. I was able to feel everything here while I couldn't feel or smell anything when I was in Rose’s memories - I have
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Just face them heads-on,” I told the werewolves and witch in front of me.Liam, Christine, Hector, Lisa, Colton, Lucas, and Witch Lily all looked at me. Currently, we were in my study discussing our plan to save Aleena.“Kyson, don't be too rash. If we face them head-on, it might endanger Luna,” Beta Christine tried to persuade me to change my tactic.“I think Kyson is right. Since they’ve captured Aleena, they should know we’ll be coming at them.” Colton, that carefree Alpha, could actually read my plan this time.“We will go to war at the same time?” Lucas asked. No, it wasn't a question. It was more of a statement disguised as a question to let everyone else who was present know of my plan.I nodded in confirmation. “Since we are going there, we might as well kill Andre. Save us time. Furthermore, we don't have to waste energy to sneak in.”No one dared to rebuke this time, as they all nodded in agreement.“We’ll separate now and..” I was about to tell them abo
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Aleena..” the familiar soft voice called me.I lifted my head and saw Witch Lily on the other side of the dungeon’s gate. I was about to call her name when the memory of her being killed came to my mind.“Who.. Who are you?” I asked her instead and backed away further into the dungeon. Even though she had helped me a lot, even though sometimes I felt motherly love from her, her identity was unknown. She might be in cahoot with Andre and Rose.“Who I am is not important at the moment. I can't stay long, Aleena. All you need to know is that I will never ever harm you,” she spoke fast.“I saw you died!” I exclaimed. What other important things could lead her here?“I can't explain right now, Aleena. Andre and Rose will come soon. I’m here to tell you one thing. You need to trust your heart. You need to trust your feelings and Kyson’s, too,” she said hurriedly.“What.. What do you mean? Are you saying that my feelings for Kyson are real?” I was still skeptical about
••• Kyson’s POV •••I saw many werewolves already shifted into their wolf forms and ready to attack anytime as my gaze swept through the enemies before us.Two prominent figures with different auras than the rest stood out: the Alphas of the Silver Moon Pack and Glowing Stone Pack. I chuckled mockingly at them. Even though I knew Andre had gotten into their minds, seeing them standing amongst the enemies was still funny.Not to mention that they were pitiful too. If only they knew the truth.. If only they knew they had been brainwashed by Andre and Rose.. I shook my head in pity. Never mind, they will know everything after we win this war.Sweeping my gaze through the enemies again, I still couldn't find the one figure I wanted so much to see. It seems like Andre and Rose haven't brought her out. I just hope she wouldn't be brainwashed like the rest of them.“Shift,” I mind linked all my pack members. “Remember, our mission is not to kill. Capture as much of them alive as possible,” I
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Shit!” I cursed again as I saw our mates in front of us.“Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!” All I could hear from the mindlink were those words. “Aleena! Celia!” I shouted out their names through the mindlink, but it seemed to be useless. Her consciousness was gone, replaced by her bloodlust and killing intent.Those beautiful silver and dark brown eyes had long gone, replaced by blood-red color, and they dripped blood. The combination of bloodlust, killing intent, red eyes, dripping blood, and evil smile gracing Celia’s form was so demonic. If I weren't an Alpha Lycanthrope, I would be scared shitless looking at her appearance now.I saw Liam, Colton, and Lucas rushing toward us out of the corner of my eyes. “Stay back! Don't come near!” I shouted at them.“Liam, go for Andre. I’ll take care of Aleena,” I mindlinked my beta. Liam changed direction and looked at Andre. Before he was able to lunge toward Andre, Ace moved first. As he charged toward Andre, I saw a blur
••• Kyson’s POV •••I waited for the pain of being slashed or bitten by our mates, but it never came. Instead, I heard a shout from them through our mindlink, “Kyson! Noooo!”My eyes flew open, yet I didn't see Aleena. The next second I heard a whimper coming from behind me, and I whirled around only to see her drop to the ground and shift back to her human form. I gasped as I saw five gaping holes in different parts of her body.Never had I felt such bone-deep terror in my life. How.. Why.. I dropped to my knees and reached out my hands to touch her, but I was afraid it’d make the wounds worse. I could only call their names softly, “Aleena.. Celia..” My body was trembling, looking at her with that many wounds; even my voice was shaking too.“Kyson.. Night.. I’m sorry..” she said in a soft and broken voice and coughed out blood the next second.“Aleena.. Celia.. Don't.. Don't say anything.. I’ll get Witch Lily to heal you,” I told her. Why.. Why are her wounds not healing? I felt my e
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Goddess, to be able to feel their emotions is quite distracting,” Celia said.I laughed. “I know, right?” Right now, we could feel annoyance combined with happiness and teasing. It was like Kyson and Night were teasing each other, and it didn't help us to focus.“Night..” Celia purred.“Oh, stop it, Celia. Don't give in to temptation when we are in the middle of a war,” I laughed at her.“It’s their fault,” she placed the blame on them.“Focus!” I told her, then I felt giddiness again from Kyson and Night’s bantering, that, I was sure of.“We can feel your emotions now, you know,” I told our mates and laughed again. They are so cute when fighting and teasing each other. “Behave now, and let's kill them.” If they kept arguing, there would be no end to this war.This was our chance to turn the situation around. Andre and Rose still looked dumbfounded at us and couldn't do anything. Who could blame them? I was suddenly revived and turned into a Lycanthrope. If I were
••• Aleena’s POV •••I looked around and saw everyone had shifted back to their human forms, and all the enemies had been rounded up. Colton was looking down at Beta Erick, and I laughed, looking at him kicking the latter senselessly.I was about to shift back when I felt a strong arm encircling my waist, tugging me back, and a hand covering my eyes.A moan was heard as my mate buried his nose in the crook of my neck, inhaling my scent.“You okay, Aleena?” he asked with a muffled voice.“Yeah.. You?” I asked him back.“It was a piece of cake,” I felt his lips curl into a smile against my skin. His lips swept across his mark on my neck, and I shivered from the pleasurable sensation.He chuckled, feeling my reaction.I tried to lower his hand, which was covering my eyes, but he stopped me. “Why are you covering my eyes?”“They are all naked,” he growled.I laughed at his silly words before I teased him, “It’s normal to be naked after shifting.”“Don't even think of shifting back before